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Global Oil MarketsA power shift in global oil dynamics
Ruchir Sharma, the head of Morgan Stanley's emerging markets investments, points out that over the last decade, Chinese oil demand had been increasing on average 7 percent every year. Until now. The Chinese juggernaut's seemingly insatiable appetite for commodities like oil has screeched to a halt. Growth in Chinese demand for oil is currently running at about zero. This comes as a huge surprise. China accounted for about 50 percent of the increase in oil demand over the past 10 years, Sharma points out.
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ExtremismThousands in Iran Protest Acid Attacks on Women
Thousands of Iranians took to the streets of the historic city of Isfahan on Wednesday to protest several acid attacks on women. The attacks had coincided with the passage of a law designed to protect those who correct people deemed to be acting in an “un-Islamic” way.
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ExtremismSaudi Arabia jails al Qaeda suspects over plot to hit U.S. forces
A Saudi court has sentenced 17 people, four of them women, to prison terms of up to 30 years in two separate cases, one of which involving an al Qaeda plot to attack U.S. soldiers in Qatar and Kuwait, the state news agency SPA said.
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Mobile GamingPlayPhone partners with Saudi Arabian mobile carrier to take games to the Middle East
Mobily is the leading mobile carrier in Saudi Arabia, and it has more than 200 million mobile subscribers. Mobily will call its store PlayZone, and it will make it available in the Middle East and North Africa, starting with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. More countries will roll out in the future.
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U.S. ISIS StrategyU.S., Iraq planning offensive by Iraqi forces to reclaim territory from Islamic State
The plan, described as methodical and time-consuming, will not begin in earnest for several months and is designed to ensure that Iraqi forces do not overextend themselves before they are capable of taking and holding territory controlled by the militants.
- Asharq Alawsat - We will liberate Mosul from ISIS: Iraq Defense Minister
- Foreign Policy - Get Ready for Iraq War IV
- NPR - Ambushes, Mines And Booby Traps: ISIS Militants Change Tack
- The Atlantic - Daily Life in the Shadow of ISIS
- Reuters - Consumed by ISIS, Iraq's Anbar Province a Key Battleground Again
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India and PakistanTensions Rising Dangerously in South Asia
Although Modi made a big gesture in May when he invited his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, to his inauguration, since then Modi has canceled routine diplomatic talks with Pakistan on Kashmir and signaled a tough line toward terrorism. He also appointed a very experienced intelligence chief, Ajit Doval as his national security adviser. Doval is known as a hard-liner on terrorism—and on Pakistan.
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Energy ConservationThermal Insulation and Energy Conservation
Given the extraordinary level of electricity consumption in Saudi Arabia, the government is getting around to requiring thermal insulation in new buildings. At present, most dwellings in Saudi Arabia are made of either concrete block or poured concrete. Neither is particularly noted for its insulation qualities, though they are good at heat retention. But heat retention is not what’s desired or needed in Saudi Arabia, where air conditioning is a major source of energy demand.
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NCBSaudi Bank Posts Higher Profit Amid First Share Sale
Net income rose to 1.87 billion riyals ($500 million) from 1.73 billion riyals a year earlier, the country’s largest bank said in a statement today. Total assets increased 19 percent to 438 billion riyals. The bank’s loan portfolio rose 15.8 percent to 214 billion riyals while deposits were 16.7 percent higher at 295 billion riyals.
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SukukSaudi Arabia’s Advanced Petrochemical plans sukuk investor meetings
Saudi Arabia's Advanced Petrochemical Co. will begin meeting investors from Sunday ahead of a potential sale of a sukuk denominated in riyals, it said on Wednesday.
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U.S.-Iran RelationshipWhy Iran views Islamic State fight through a conspiracy lens
Iran’s top leadership blames the US, CIA, Israel, and America's Sunni allies such as Saudi Arabia for “creating” the IS as a tool to undermine Iran. It's a way to ensure a permanent US troop presence in the Middle East and to create chronic regional tensions that benefit Israel, according to Iran.
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